We’re thankful to our dedicated community of leaders, both locally and globally, whose strategic guidance and insights support the success of our mission and the empowerment of the communities we serve.
SHOFCO Leadership
Kennedy Odede
Founder, CEO & Board Member
Joseph Amisi
Legal Council
Mark Laichena
Chief Programs and Strategy Officer
Katherine Potaski
Chief Advancement Officer
Lucy Wairimu
Chief People and Culture Officer
Eric Laurits
Communications Director
George Okewa
Director of Community Relations
David Waiyaki
Impact Director
Alexander Gachihi
Technology Director
Amy Hutchinson
Education Director
Angela Ngetich
Program Director
Cecily Gaita
Finance Director
John Odero
Program Director
Programs
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Operations
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Board of Directors
Blair Miller
Founder, Nextwork
Mimi Sternlicht
Founder, Bread Ventures & Foundation House
Richard Cunningham
Chairman of Global Markets, Barclays
Robby Walker
Director, Apple
Richard Matikanya
Deputy Executive Director for Africa (CIFF)
Sybill Kern
CEO, Peter Möhrle Foundation
Matt Sirovich
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Scopia Capital
Elizabeth Cutler
Co-Founder, Peoplehood & SoulCycle
Kennedy Odede
Founder, CEO & Board Member
Jeffrey Shames
Senior Strategy Advisor, Rockefeller Capital Management
Dr. Stigmata Tenga
Executive Director, Africa Philanthropy Network
Philippe d’Ornano
CEO, Sisley
Jessica Posner Odede
CEO, Girl Effect, and Co-Founder, SHOFCO
Matt Chanoff
Co-Founder, Demand Discovery Group
Leslie Bluhm
Co-Founder, Chicago Cares, Inc.
Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili
President and CEO, Human Capital Africa
Jeremy Mindich
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Scopia Capital
Kenyan Advisors
Eugene Mbugua
Entrepreneur and Founder of Documentary and Reality Television Limited
Timothy Okwaro
Group Executive, Multichoice Group
Eutycus Kariuki
Assistant Commissioner at the Kenya Revenue Authority
Joseph Okelo
Executive Director, Makini College
Nashon Omondi Opondo
CEO of Hospitality Systems Consultants Limited, Pinetech, and Otrum South Africa
Zuhura Odhiambo
Founder and CEO, New REvenue Solutions Africa
Flora Ayuma Kang’ethe
Regional Director for Applications Cloud Business, Oracle East Africa
Njoki Kariuki
Founder, Zuri Dada Sanitary Pad Bank, Karjee Industries, and the Njoki Kariuki Foundation
Deo Onyango
Senior Industry Specialist, Climate Finance, Financial Institutions Group, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Kennedy Odede
Founder, CEO & Board Member
Dr. Ahmed Kalebi
Specialist in General/Anatomical Pathology, and Laboratory Medicine
Sylvia Mulinge
Chief Executive Officer at MTN Uganda
Alyana Popat
Marketing Manager, Simba Hospitality & Advisory Council Chair, Simba Foundation